More tough measures required to end graft

While on a visit to Dubai last week, I couldn’t help but notice that the streets were empty and despite it being a Sunday, the start of the official working week, traffic was lighter than usual.

The few people I saw on the streets were donning face masks, a sign that the fear of the dreaded Covid-19 had descended. As usual, my taxi driver offered me little intel: Schools were closed and most people had opted to stay at home; business was unusually low. Even the normally busy Dubai International Airport – the world’s second busiest airport – was empty.